Drip-pan for stoves



L. S. CHADWICK. DRIP PAN FOR STOVES.

APPLlCATiON FILED MAR n, 1918.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

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Specifica ion of Letter Patent A Patented Dec. 113,122l.

Application filed March 11, 191%. Serial No. 221,?93.

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Be it known that l, LEE :3. CHADWICK, a citizen of the United titates, residing at East Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Drip Fans for Stoves, of which the following is a a111,! clear, and exact description, refer ence being had ings. a

The purpose of this inventionis to pro vide a fender or drip pan for portable oil stoves, particularly of the sheet metal variety. eively in homes, and are carried about from place to place, and if through carelessness or other causes, oil is permitted to remain upon the reservoir of the stove, it will gravitate to the bottom of the reservoir and drip onto the floor or carpets and spot them. lit is known to those familiar with this class of stove that the legs and base structure, being made of sheet metal are yielding or resilient. Now a more specific purpose of the invention is to produce a cheap, neat appearing, and substantial fender or drip pan having leg embracing sockets into which the legs of the stove may be sprung, the resiliency of the stove structure serving to securely engage the parts against separation.

The invention is illustrated in two modifications in the accompanying drawings, and while I shall proceed to describe these forms specifically, it will be understood that I do not limit myself to the structural details thereof further than is required by the terms of the claims annexed hereto.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspec tive view of an oil stove with the drip pan or fender of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a diagonal line through one corner of the drip pan and a portion of the stove structure; Fi 3 is a perspective view of the drip pan; l, a section on the line 4.l of Fig. 3; 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the corner construction of the present preferred embodiment of the invention; Figs. 6 and 7 are details in perspective, of the corner of a modified form of drip pan Fig. 6 showing the finished product and Fig. '7 the same in the process of formation; and Fig. 8 is a vlew, slmllar to Fig. 2, of the modification.

to the accompanying draw Stoves of this kind are used extem.

"The stove 1 has a sheet metal base ring 2 to which the sheet metal legs 3 are con nected, as by rivets a. The nature of this structure permits the legs to yield inwardly, and their inherent resiliency forces them outwardly or to their original positions. in Figs. 1 to 5, the fender or drip pan is shown as composed of a square plate 10 having opposite edges turned upward to produce side flanges 11 that are directed inwardly at their upper ends and then folded under and upon themselves to produce stiffened inwardly directed flanges 12. The remaining opposed edges of th plate are treated likewise to produce vertical flanges 14- and horizontal flanges 15, and the ends of the flanges 14: terminate in lugs 16 that are bent about the outer sides of the ends of flanges 11 and are connected thereto, as by rivets 17 or their equivalents.

l/Vhen thus constructed, the fender or drip pan may be attached to the stove by forcing the legs of the stove inward until they can be engaged within the corners of the flanges 11 and 1 f and beneath the angularly disposed horizontal'flanges l2 and 15.

When in position, the legs are preferably slightly under tension and, tending to as sume their normal expanded condition, force themselves constantlyinto the corners of the fender. The stove may now be handled as usual and set from place to place with the drip pan always held in proper relation to the stove.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 6 to 8', the plate 20 has its edges turned upward to produce flanges 21, and the surplusmaterial between the adjoining ends of adjacent flanges is crimped together in the form of a tongue 22 which is swung about, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7, into contact with the side of one of the flanges 21; and it is securely held in this position by the overturned upper edge 23 of the flange against which it reposes. The lines on which the upper edges of the flanges 21 are bent are indicated. at a in Fig. 7. In the present form, the flanges 21 are inclined gradually inward and upward so that, at the corners, they produce leg embracing soclrets which receive the ends of the stove legs, the flanges overhanging the ends of the legs suiiiciently to insure against accidental withdrawal of the fender or drip pan.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A drip pan 'for use with stoves of the character'set forth comprising a rectangula-r plate having its edges flanged upward at substantially right angles to its body portion and then turned inward substantially parallel to the body portion and under and upon itself, the endsrof certain of the right angle flanges having extensions which overlie the adjacent ends of the adjoining right angle flanges,'and means for securing said extensions to the flanges.

- 2. The combination with a portable stove provided with legs which flare outwardly at their lower ends, of a pan on which the stove stands and above which the stove is spaced by said legs to provide an vair space, said pan having a flange extending upwardly over the lower ends of the legs whereby the pan is clamped to said legs and will lift therewith when the stove is lifted.

3. The combination with a portable stove provided with legs which flare outwardly at their lower ends, of a pan on which the stove stands, said pan having an imperforate peripheral flange extending upwardly and inwardly into clamping engagement with said legs, whereby the pan will lift with the stove, the body of the stove being spaced by the legs above the top of said flange.

4. The combination with a. portable stove provided with outwardly projecting resilient legs, of a pan on which the legs rest, said pan having a flange extending upwardly and inwardly and within the confines of which the legs are adapted to be sprung thereby to removably connect the pan to the stove, the upper edge of the flange being spaced below the body of the stove.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature.

LEE S. CHADWICK. 

